No building, structure, premises, or land shall be used or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, extended, enlarged, constructed, moved, or altered except in conformity with this chapter for the district in which it is, or will be, located.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.1)

No building or structure shall be erected, constructed or altered that exceeds the height limit for the district in which it is located.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.2)

Unless acquired for public use, no lot shall be reduced in size so that it does not comply with the applicable provision of this chapter.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.3)

No part of a yard or other open space required for one building shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building. Every part of a required yard or court shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of sills, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features, chimneys, flues, and eaves, provided such projections do not extend more than two feet into the yard area requirements.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.4)

Minimum side yard requirements for corner lots shall not be less than the minimum front yard requirements for such lots.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.5)

(a)

In all commercial, industrial, and office-institutional zones, more than one principal building containing a permitted or conditional use may be erected on a single lot or tract of land provided that all yard and other space requirements of this chapter are met for each structure as though it were on an individual lot. In the agricultural zones, more than one principal building housing a permitted single-family residential use may be erected on a single-family residential lot or tract of land provided all yard and other space requirements of this chapter are met for each structure and each building shall be located on a lot or parcel which abuts a public street or road or has access to a public street or road by means of a recorded easement.

(b)

The owner must record a plat of subdivision of the lot with the clerk of the superior court before a building permit can be issued where two or more principal buildings are located on the parcel. A parcel of land divided into three or more lots for sale or legacy may be subjected to the provisions contained in chapter 113.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.6)

The following minimum distances between structures are required unless otherwise specified within this chapter:

(1)

There shall be a distance of not less than 20 feet between a principal and accessory structure located on the same lot or parcel.

(2)

No accessory structure shall be located closer than ten feet to any lot line in any district.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.7)

Temporary structures used in conjunction with construction work only may be permitted in any district and shall be removed within seven days of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.8)

All annexed property shall be zoned without further action by the city for the same use for which that property was zoned immediately prior to the annexation.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.9)

(a)

The City of Greensboro finds that it is impossible to set forth each and every use of land, which may exist now or in the future within the city. The City of Greensboro further finds that it is in the best interests of the city and of its citizens to provide a method of determining permitted or conditional land uses not specifically set out in this chapter.

(b)

If approval is sought for a use not specifically identified or defined within this chapter, the zoning administrator shall consider the requested use to determine whether it is substantially similar to identified uses. For purposes of this section, the term "substantially similar" means that the unidentified use is consistent with and shares the same characteristics as an identified use in terms of nature, of operation, size of operation, impact from operation on adjacent properties and requirements of the use and can reasonably comply with the re-zoning criteria set out in section 121-318(h).

(c)

The zoning administrator shall make an administrative determination that the requested use either is or is not substantially similar to a use specifically identified within this chapter within 20 days from receipt of such requested use and shall submit such determination with his recommendation to the planning commission at the zoning hearing. The planning commission shall make a written determination as to whether the use is "substantially similar" to specified uses in this chapter, specifically stating its reasons therefor, and shall forward its finding along with its recommendation to the city council. The final decision made by the city council shall be kept in the official records of the city so as to ensure consistency of decision-making about heretofore-unidentified uses.

(Zoning Ord. 2007, § 5.10)